AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Mission on to catch and lift a sinking satellite

NASA NASA is attempting to stop a space observatory from dropping to earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide range of cosmic objects in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light. All...

Execs consider cuts in their function

Half of C-suite executives are considering cuts to their function in the second quarter of 2025, in anticipation of continued disruption of supply chains, decreased consumer demand and inflation, according to a poll by Gartner. In a Gartner March 17, 2025, webinar...

More passengers for African airlines in April

During April 2025, African airlines experiences a 13,6% year-on-year increase in passenger demand, as capacity increased by 8,9% year-on-year. Across the continent, airlines achieved a 76,3% passenger load factor (a 3,1 pecentrage point increase compared to April...

AWS beats Azure to top global cloud market share

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 31% of the global cloud market share, surpassing Microsoft Azure, according to research group Stocklytics.com. "The cloud market is proving competitive with players keen to tap into new users," says Edith Reads, financial analyst at...

AI should enable, not replace, customer service employees

Leaders are looking to self-service and emerging technologies like generative AI to reduce the need for agents and generate greater returns. High-quality assisted service is increasingly expensive and difficult to provide as organisations struggle to attract and...

Healthy growth for digital healthcare SCM

The global digital healthcare supply chain management market is forecast to reach $5,4-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 9% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. Major factors driving the market growth include adopting the GS1...

Smart city technologies continue to shape cities of tomorrow

IoT specialist Berg Insight has released the latest edition of its comprehensive smart city technology report comprising in-depth studies of five key technology areas: smart street lighting; smart parking; smart waste collection; urban air quality monitoring; and...

IBM inks MoU with Spain to advance AI strategy

The Government of Spain and IBM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote their collaboration in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI supercomputing; advance the development and practical deployment of open, ethical and responsible...

March is 10th month in a row to break heat records

Global record-breaking heat continues as March 2024 has come in as the hottest month on record – making it the 10th in a row. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European...

PC shipments return to growth and pre-pandemic volumes

After two years of decline, the worldwide traditional PC market returned to growth during the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) with 59,8-million shipments, growing 1,5% year over year, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

Intel, Altera debut edge and FPGA offerings for AI

Intel and Altera, an Intel company, have announced new edge-optimised processors, FPGAs and programmable market-ready solutions extending powerful AI capabilities into edge computing. These products will power AI-enabled edge devices applicable to industries across...

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Internal education, simulations key for security

A recent report by GreatHorn reveals that security experts have seen a 25% increase in the number of phishing emails that successfully evade security defences and arrive in users' inboxes, in the past year alone. By Lukas van der Merwe, specialist sales executive:...

SilverBridge launches AI division

SilverBridge, a provider of insurance software solutions for the African financial services industry, has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) division focusing on Merlynn's Tacit Object Modeller (TOM). "Given the amount of data available to insurers, it has...

Vumatel launches prepaid fibre-to-the-home platform

South African fibre-to-the-home network operator (FNO) Vumatel has launched a prepaid platform for fibre-to-the-home services, with its Mitchells Plain proof-of-concept activated in July 2019. To date, more than 1 000 homes have activated their fibre leveraging the...

New app helps solve language problems

The Fourth edition of Practical English Usage, a world bestseller with sales of over 2-million, is now available as an app. This reference tool helps teachers and higher-level learners with common language problems in English, making it quicker and easier to look up...

EduTECH Africa set to inspire the youth

The sixth annual Edutech Africa exhibition kicks off next week at the Sandton Convention Centre and will see more than 80 companies and start-ups showcase their offerings to all in attendance. RS Components South Africa will again be supporting the event by exhibiting...

WiFi 6: A new era of wireless connectivity

Twenty years ago, with the release of 802.11b, WiFi began its conquest of the world networking scene in earnest. WiFi can easily be called out as one of the most popular technologies of the last two decades. Just as mobile telephony and mobile internet, it has become...

Fintech Hackcelerator finalists go head to head

The top 12 innovative and sustainable fintech solutions have been shortlisted for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will host a Fintech Demo Day on 29 October 2019 to select the two winning solutions. In August...

Use WDM to maximise infrastructure for 5G success

With new technologies regularly being rolled out for 5G - the fifth generation of mobile networks - operators can maximise their existing infrastructure to meet customer demands with waveguide division multiplexing (WDM). Marcel Fouché, networking and storage general...

Netshield adds intelligence to simplify infrastructure management

Netshield SA has integrated its range of intelligent handles into its Smart Zero U Power Distribution Units (PDUs) as well as added additional IoT features to its PDU units. This integration enables a customer to better track and monitor activity in a datacentre,...

Facebook Partners with Teleperformance

Facebook, in partnership with Teleperformance, has opened its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide outsourced support to English-speaking advertisers in sub-Saharan Africa. The centre will support advertisers across...

Solution Architect – Gauteng Centurion

JOB PURPOSE Include primary accomplishments, products, and services, who benefits from them and how Design technology solutions for the organisation by defining integrated solution architectures that are aligned with IT strategies and architectures to meet and support...

Technical Lead (C# .Net Core) – Gauteng Pretoria Region

One of our clients who is a leading-edge South African based Technology and Software company that develops bespoke software solutions is looking for a Technical Lead Developer. Key Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related...

Application Architect

JOB PURPOSE Include primary accomplishments, products, and services, who benefits from them and how To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Include management and...

Business Analyst (Senior) (Maternity Cover) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a highly successful NPO. The work you will be involved with is highly impactful and am sure will bring joy as well as provide a highly stimulating and fabulous work experience. What you will be doing:Collaborate with stakeholders to...

Application Architect – Gauteng Centurion

JOB PURPOSE Include primary accomplishments, products, and services, who benefits from them and how To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Include management and...

Business Analyst (12 months Contract)

The purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services to the Domestic and Regional Settlement Services Division in order to identify business problems and needs, determine solutions and enable improvements in organisational processes.JOB...

.Net Software Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced .NET Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable systems that align with business needs and industry best practices. You will work...

Business Analyst (12 months Contract) – Gauteng Pretoria

The purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services to the Domestic and Regional Settlement Services Division in order to identify business problems and needs, determine solutions and enable improvements in organisational processes.JOB...

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